During Senate consideration of the FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill, several senators filed amendments that would undermine the Fair Housing Act and…
The Senate has agreed to negotiate with the House on the spending package that includes, among other things, the Senate’s Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD)…
The House Committee on Appropriations approved its FY17 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) spending bill by a voice vote on May 24. As we reported last week,…
The House Budget Committee held hearing on March 25 to renew its efforts to reform the congressional budget process. The hearing, the first in a series, was marked by disagreement between the parties…
After days of debate, the Senate passed a spending package that included the FY17 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) appropriations bill on May 19 by a vote of…
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) approved its FY17 spending bill on May 18 by a voice vote. Much like the Senate…
The Senate Committee on Appropriations approved by a vote of 30-0 its FY17 spending bill for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on May 19.
The bill would fund the Section 521 Rental…
Fair Housing Under Attack as Senate Considers THUD Bill
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Senate Considers THUD Bill and Amendments
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The Senate Committee on Appropriations passed its FY17…
After a controversial amendment threatened to derail the Senate from passing appropriations bills (See Memo 5/2), senators were able to come to a deal, relieving the legislative logjam that delayed…
A spokesperson for House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced that the House will not vote on a budget resolution when lawmakers return this week from recess. Republicans were cautiously…
The Senate seemed poised to begin considering the FY17 THUD spending bill (S. 2844) last week until an amendment related to the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal was offered during debate of the FY17 Energy and…
